Angola, All cereals, 2020

In 2020, Angola's annual estimated postharvest losses were 499,921 tonnes for maize, 3,909 tonnes for millet, 4,134 tonnes for sorghum, 1,234 tonnes for rice. The highest and lowest estimated postharvest loss percentages are 16.8% for maize and 8.9% for millet. The costliest estimated postharvest losses in USD are for rice: over 2 million USD.

Within the value chain, for all crops the majority of loss is estimated to be happening at harvesting/field drying. Within Angola, the highest postharvest losses in tonnes occur for maize in Huambo, for millet in Huíla, for sorghum in Huíla, for rice in Bié. Regarding the nutritional losses, the estimated maize grain lost postharvest could have met the annual energy (kcal) dietary requirements of 2,126,995 people.

To view the list of studies used to estimate these losses, please see the References tab.

APHLIS postharvest loss estimates in Angola in 2020

Top 4 crops with the highest production quantity in tonnes.

Maize Millet Sorghum Rice
Production quantity in tonnes 2,972,178 tonnes 43,981 tonnes 34,991 tonnes 10,567 tonnes
Loss % 16.8% 8.9% 11.8% 11.7%
Losses in tonnes 499,921 tonnes 3,909 tonnes 4,134 tonnes 1,234 tonnes
Financial value – – – > 2 million USD
% of national agricultural GDP – – – –
# of people whose annual energy (kcal) requirements could have been met by the lost crop 2,126,995 people – 18,501 people 5,250 people

See full postharvest losses data tables with loss percentage › | losses in tonnes › | losses in USD › | nutritional losses ›

Postharvest loss estimates per value chain step

  • Estimated % of crop left at this value chain stage
  • Estimated % of crop lost at this value chain stage
Harvesting/field drying
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Maize 94.10 Crop left: 94.10% 5.9 Estimated PHL: 5.9%
Millet 96.77 Crop left: 96.77% 3.2 Estimated PHL: 3.2%
Sorghum 95.79 Crop left: 95.79% 4.2 Estimated PHL: 4.2%
Rice 95.60 Crop left: 95.60% 4.4 Estimated PHL: 4.4%
Further drying
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Maize 90.20 Crop left: 90.20% 3.9 Estimated PHL: 3.9%
Millet 0 No data for this crop 0 No data for this crop
Sorghum 0 No data for this crop 0 No data for this crop
Rice 0 No data for this crop 0 No data for this crop
Threshing and Shelling
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Maize 88.69 Crop left: 88.69% 1.5 Estimated PHL: 1.5%
Millet 94.77 Crop left: 94.77% 2.0 Estimated PHL: 2.0%
Sorghum 92.19 Crop left: 92.19% 3.6 Estimated PHL: 3.6%
Rice 92.55 Crop left: 92.55% 3.0 Estimated PHL: 3.0%
Winnowing
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Maize 0 No data for this crop 0 No data for this crop
Millet 92.71 Crop left: 92.71% 2.1 Estimated PHL: 2.1%
Sorghum 92.19 Crop left: 92.19% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%
Rice 90.05 Crop left: 90.05% 2.5 Estimated PHL: 2.5%
Transport from field
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Maize 86.38 Crop left: 86.38% 2.3 Estimated PHL: 2.3%
Millet 90.21 Crop left: 90.21% 2.5 Estimated PHL: 2.5%
Sorghum 90.02 Crop left: 90.02% 2.2 Estimated PHL: 2.2%
Rice 88.80 Crop left: 88.80% 1.3 Estimated PHL: 1.3%
Household-level storage
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Maize 81.79 Crop left: 81.79% 4.6 Estimated PHL: 4.6%
Millet 89.37 Crop left: 89.37% 0.8 Estimated PHL: 0.8%
Sorghum 86.23 Crop left: 86.23% 3.8 Estimated PHL: 3.8%
Rice 88.07 Crop left: 88.07% 0.7 Estimated PHL: 0.7%
Transport to market
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Maize 80.79 Crop left: 80.79% 1.0 Estimated PHL: 1.0%
Millet 88.37 Crop left: 88.37% 1.0 Estimated PHL: 1.0%
Sorghum 85.23 Crop left: 85.23% 1.0 Estimated PHL: 1.0%
Rice 87.07 Crop left: 87.07% 1.0 Estimated PHL: 1.0%
Market storage
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Maize 78.14 Crop left: 78.14% 2.7 Estimated PHL: 2.7%
Millet 87.07 Crop left: 87.07% 1.3 Estimated PHL: 1.3%
Sorghum 83.93 Crop left: 83.93% 1.3 Estimated PHL: 1.3%
Rice 85.77 Crop left: 85.77% 1.3 Estimated PHL: 1.3%

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